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Reviews - Jul.-5th-2008 19:49:21

SUP3R

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Is there ANY sort of rules or guidelines on submission times for reviews before they're considered old?
Cuz it's starting to get a bit confusing and frustrating when a review is labeled old, but it's never been submitted to N4G.

This question arises from this:
http://www.n4g.com/NewsPending-165654.aspx

It may have been written last week, but its' never been submitted and the game is still very relevant.
If N4G has its own meta rating system then a review should be acceptable as long as its never been submitted.
Yes or No?
Please clarify for future reference.

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RE: Reviews - Jul.-5th-2008 20:50:22

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Well I've decided on one month from the games release. I check the release dates for the different territories & if it's over 1 month since the game was launched, I report the review as old.

For example, any MGS 4 reviews that come in after 12th July, I will report as 'old'.

I recon 1 month is enough time to get reviews up & it helps to keep N4G moving forward.

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RE: Reviews - Jul.-5th-2008 21:22:29

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I can agree with that, but what of those established sites that may send out their review more than a month late because of a backlog of other titles that hold a higher priority?

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RE: Reviews - Jul.-6th-2008 3:10:56

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IMO as long as the reviews are not duplicates then I have no problem approving them.

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RE: Reviews - Jul.-6th-2008 4:43:20

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Well then they are too late. Most of the high profile sites will have their reviews up before the game is released anyway.

For reviews of a lower priority, sites generally do a much shorter review anyway, ensuring that reviews can come out on a timely manner. Obviously they would plan ahead, looking at the release schedule to allocate resources appropriately.

I think the one month business is being generous & is there to help sites who don't have the resources available that the bigger sites process.

But like I said, after a month it's time to move onto the next game.

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RE: Reviews - Jul.-6th-2008 7:58:48

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Le-mo

IMO as long as the reviews are not duplicates then I have no problem approving them.

That's exactly the way I see it.
Since N4G has their own meta-score system in place, then no matter the age of the review as long as it isn't a dupe it should be acceptable(for current generation games that is).

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